Chapter 08: Skeletal Tissues

Chapter 08: Skeletal Tissues

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below 

 

Chapter 08-A: Skeletal Tissues

 

Test Bank

 

TRUE/FALSE

 

1. The epiphyses consist mostly of compact bone, usually with yellow marrow in the center.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 202

TOP:    Parts of a Long Bone

 

2. Bone tissue is also called osseous tissue.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 203

TOP:    Bone Tissue

 

3. Bone tissue consists mostly of cells dispersed in a limited amount of matrix.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Synthesis        REF:    Page 203         TOP:    Bone Tissue

 

4. The periosteum is a dense, white, fibrous membrane that covers bone except at joint surfaces.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 202

TOP:    Parts of a Long Bone

 

5. Flat bones differ from short bones in that flat bones have an inner portion of cancellous bone covered on the outside with compact bone.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Synthesis        REF:    Page 203

TOP:    Parts of a Flat Bone and Other Bones

 

6. Hydroxyapatite consists of highly specialized chemical crystals of calcium and phosphate.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Application     REF:    Page 203         TOP:    Bone Tissue

 

7. The tensile strength of bone is nearly equal to that of cast iron, but much lighter.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 203

TOP:    Bone Tissue

 

8. The hardness of bone is related to its two major mineral components—calcium and iron.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Application     REF:    Page 203         TOP:    Bone Tissue

 

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. A fracture in the shaft of a bone is a break in the:

a.	epiphysis.
b.	periosteum.
c.	diaphysis.
d.	articular cartilage.

 

ANS:   C                     DIF:    Application     REF:    Page 202

TOP:    Parts of a Long Bone

 

2. Endosteum can be found:

a.	lining the medullary cavity.
b.	covering bones.
c.	at articular surfaces.
d.	lining the epiphysis.

 

ANS:   A                     DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 203

TOP:    Parts of a Long Bone

 

3. Muscle tendon fibers attach to bone by interlacing with:

a.	compact bone.
b.	ligaments.
c.	periosteum.
d.	endosteum.

 

ANS:   C                     DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 202

TOP:    Parts of a Long Bone

 

4. The organic matrix of bone consists of:

a.	collagenous fibers.
b.	protein.
c.	polysaccharides.
d.	all of the above.

 

ANS:   D                     DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 204

TOP:    Composition of Bone Matrix

 

5. In bone formation, the cells that produce the organic matrix are the:

a.	osteoblasts.
b.	osteocytes.
c.	osteoclasts.
d.	chondrocytes.

 

ANS:   A                     DIF:    Application     REF:    Page 206

TOP:    Types of Bone Cells